Thanks for posting that link. Bagpuss was a favourite show of mine, and I still remember all the words, to the rhyme to awaken him, to this day.
Not sure about that analysis though. Sometimes I feel critics can read too much into things and put their own slant on things, never intended by the author.
Think my analysis would be that Emily was of the priviledged classes of a certain time (Victorian or Edwardian) as I remember. I mean she had a shop, that didn't sell anything, so could quite obviously live off her substantial allowance. Waking up Bagpuss and his friends, would be no different to her than ringing the service bell, to get the downstairs staff to serve her tea, or plump her cushions or something. Not that Emily was just a lazy cow, but she didn't know any better. It was the way she was brought up, and a symptom of the time she was living in.
Anyway, I'm rambling and obviously making this up as I go along, lol.
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Date: 2002-09-24 07:31 am (UTC)Not sure about that analysis though. Sometimes I feel critics can read too much into things and put their own slant on things, never intended by the author.
Think my analysis would be that Emily was of the priviledged classes of a certain time (Victorian or Edwardian) as I remember. I mean she had a shop, that didn't sell anything, so could quite obviously live off her substantial allowance. Waking up Bagpuss and his friends, would be no different to her than ringing the service bell, to get the downstairs staff to serve her tea, or plump her cushions or something. Not that Emily was just a lazy cow, but she didn't know any better. It was the way she was brought up, and a symptom of the time she was living in.
Anyway, I'm rambling and obviously making this up as I go along, lol.